Reviews

There are once-in-a-lifetime adventures. Then, there’s an arctic skiing and sailing expedition that lets you call a yacht home.

You’ve seen photos of #japow flood your social feeds, but is Japan powder skiing all it’s made out to be? Ski Guide Greg Hill thinks so. Here’s his story of chasing deep snow on Hokkaido.

Leading you to the base of the towering Mount Fitz Roy, this trek snakes through vast valleys, among jagged spires and past glistening glaciers.

What do you get when you combine Yosemite’s rock quality with glacier features? The Bugaboos — an alpine paradise with some of the best crack climbing in North America.

Cape Verde is for adrenaline junkies who want to get into wave kiteboarding. Once you master the waves of Cape Verde, you can go anywhere and do anything.

Synonymous with deep powder and long descents, Rogers Pass is classic Western Canada backcountry skiing at its best.

What do you do when you’re getting married in two weeks? Leave the wedding planning behind and climb limestone tufa with your closest friends in Greece. That’s what.

Indian Creek is one of my favorite places to climb in the entire country. Its incredible crack routes, camping, and culture, make it the ultimate climbing destination.

Trekking 200 kilometers across the frozen surface of the world’s deepest and oldest lake, ending on a remote Siberian island steeped in shamanic mysticism — would you expect anything less from a polar expedition on Lake Baikal?

Known for volatile weather, jaw-dropping sights and rich history full of turmoil and magic alike, be sure to bring your camera along to the ever cloud-clad, misty Isle of Skye — the crown jewel for hiking in Scotland.

With landscapes straight out of a science fiction movie, hiking Iceland’s hidden trails is as close as you’ll ever come to travelling out of this world.

Often overshadowed by Squamish and the Chief’s Great Wall, this well-kept local secret has a treasure trove of some of the best alpine, trad and bouldering routes in Canada.

The Inca Trail isn’t the easiest way to reach the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu—getting to the civilization’s most monumental relic shouldn’t be after all. But it is the best.

Chamonix backcountry skiing is as good as it gets, and a tour through Vallee Blanche, Col du Passon and Col de Beugeant will have you yearning to get to this incredible off-piste area.

This short three-day hiking trip along the John Muir Trail is a great way to explore Yosemite National Park. Make sure to add on the trek up Half Dome for the ultimate experience.

Red Rock Canyon is my favorite place on earth to climb, which is why I return year after year to this immaculate sandstone.

Eldorado Canyon holds some of America’s best classic climbs. Here’s all the intel you need from a local climbing guide who calls Eldo his backyard.

If you love Aspen’s champagne snow, try not to fall too hard when you experience its biking trails popping off in summer.

Known as the birthplace of American sport climbing, Smith Rock lives up to its hype. 1500 routes, 650 acres of land, year-round potential, and enough variety to last for years. That’s just simple math. 

If bike parks were candy shops, Whistler would be Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.

Three days in Aspen’s backcountry, skiing hut-to-hut before making one final epic descent. It doesn’t get much better than that.

John Denver got it right. “Almost Heaven, West Virginia.” The New River Gorge has it all — trad, sport, bouldering, and enough routes to keep you climbing for a lifetime (more than 3000, to be exact).

Every style of climbing. For every level of climber. Year-round. And all within a day’s drive. That’s Sierra Nevada.

Rogers Pass has everything I’ve ever wanted as a backcountry skier — big vertical, deep powder and endless opportunity.

For overall appeal, Squamish has the best climbing you’ll find north of the 49th Parallel. Find out why this Canadian mountain town draws in thousands of climbers every year.